GK Question

technology easy true_false

A byte consists of 8 bits.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

A byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of 8 bits. This standard allows representation of 256 values (0-255), sufficient for ASCII characters. Larger units: Kilobyte (1024 bytes), Megabyte (1024 KB), etc. Some historical systems used different byte sizes, but 8-bit byte is now universal.

Topic Computer Fundamentals
Exam Relevance All Government Exams